Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve defences against hypersonic missiles.

The UK continually reviews its approach to evolving threats, including hypersonic missiles, as part of wider plans for Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD). We mitigate air and missile threats through a spectrum of activities including counter proliferation, arms control and deterrence as well as active and passive defences.

Allied co-operation is key to addressing advanced threats and we are working with the USA and Australia on this topic through the AUKUS framework. In addition, we are investing in developing future defensive capabilities of tomorrow through our defence science and technology portfolio.

Additional measures are under consideration as part of the Strategic Defence Review.